Fire damages landfill in Tontitown

Authorities said the blaze ignited on Waste Management Drive on Saturday night, and it was extinguished about 2 a.m.

Waste Management Director George Wheatly said it was a friend of a neighbor who notified the company that the landfill had ignited, but the director said she wasn't the one who originally discovered the fire.

Wheatly said the fire caused a lot of damage and said scale equipment, scanners and records were lost in the blaze.

Officials said their main goal is finding out what sparked the blaze.

Wheatly said Waste Management is reviewing the security system at the corporate office in Houston to see if it will help to determine what caused the fire.

Officials said no injuries were reported.

A temporary construction building is coming to the landfill Sunday morning.

Officials said the landfill will be accepting waste on Monday morning.

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